Description Olivier Thomann 2009-09-15 15:03:49 EDT

When compiling such code:

import java.lang.annotation.*;

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@interface Annot {}

@Annot
public class X {
}

with -target jsr14, the annotation should be preserved inside the resulting .class file.
Right now we have a test:
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ClassFile#addAttributes lin2 404 that removes them for a target < 1.5.
We can safely preserve them regardless of the target since they ends up as attributes. An attribute is ignored if unknown for the VM.